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The Friends of Roanoke Park
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Description
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Article about the restoration of a park by cooperation between the city government and area residents, in this case Sue McCord-Belzer.
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Date
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1981-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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An Impressive Start at Revitalizing Penn Valley Park
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Description
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Editorial summarizes recent efforts to revitalize Penn Valley Park and suggests future improvements. The author states that the efforts took place under the leadership of the Penn Valley Park Conservancy and the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department. David Disney, current Conservancy president, is interviewed and describes future plans for the park.
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Date
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2013-05-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Parks and Recreation Department Statistics
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Description
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Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department has 212 parks, 130 ball diamonds, 116.5 surface acres of lake, 109 tennis courts, 55 shelters, 20 soccer fields, 19 miles of exercise trails, 18 football fields, 11.6 miles of bike trails, 10 swimming pools, four flying disk golf courses, and only one off-leash dog park. Article proposes a four-acre off-leash dog park in Sunnyside Park at 84th and Summit streets for the 119,000 dogs living in Kansas City.
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Date
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2007-02-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Park Departments: "Park and Plan Week" Arouses Much Interest
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Description
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Four-day celebration concerning "the thirtieth anniversary of the park and boulevard system of Kansas City," promoting the "Park Board's program for future development" to create new and protect existing city parks.
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Date
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1922-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Sunday School Picnic at Budd Park
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Description
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View of children and adults playing near a shelter house in Budd Park in the Northeast area.
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Date
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1900~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Trail or Trash
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Description
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Article documents an effort by Brett Shoffner, executive director of the Cliff Drive Corridor Management Committee, to close Cliff Drive that runs through Kessler Park to car traffic. Shoffner and other concerned citizens are interviewed and describe the illegal dumping and crime that the secluded roadway attracts when it is open to automobile traffic during weekdays. Opponents of Shoffner's proposal are interviewed and explain their positions.
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Date
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2014-09-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Burned Rubber, Shared Memories
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Description
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The Kansas City International Raceway at 82nd Street and Noland Road was purchased by the city for a park. It has been the home track for the American Hot Rod Association.
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Date
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2011-11-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Planning and Planting of Our Parks and Boulevard System
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Description
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Article gives an overview of the history of the development of the park and boulevard system in Kansas City starting in the late nineteenth century, including the people who were involved. The article includes photographs and illustrations.
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Date
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2001
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Map of Kansas City Showing Park System and Extensions
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Description
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Map of Kansas City displaying the growth of the parks and boulevards system from 1893 through 1915. The first section is titled, Showing Original Study for Park System - 1893. The second section is titled, Showing Park System prior to the Extension of City Limits in 1909. The third section is titled, Showing Park System and Extensions to 1915. Item appears within the 1915 report of the Kansas City Board of Park and Boulevard Commissioners.
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Date
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1915
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Object Type
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Map
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